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Household of Benjamin Sykes (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Benjamin Sykes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Sykes, born in 1847 in Royston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Hephzibah Sykes, born in 1848 in Rishworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Wright (born 1869 in Rishworth, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Rishworth, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Rishworth, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Rishworth, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1878 in Rishworth, Yorkshire, England) and Samson (born 1881 in Rishworth, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Sykes's household

Male

Benjamin

Sykes

Head
Female

Hephzibah

Sykes

Wife
Male

Wright

Sykes

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sykes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sykes

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Sykes

Daughter
Male

George

Sykes

Son
Male

Samson

Sykes

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Royston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Sykes

Head

Married

34

1847

Royston, Lancashire, England

Hephzibah

Sykes

Wife

Married

33

1848

Rishworth, Yorkshire, England

Wright

Sykes

Son

Single

12

1869

Rishworth, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Sykes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rishworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Sykes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rishworth, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Sykes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rishworth, Yorkshire, England

George

Sykes

Son

Single

3

1878

Rishworth, Yorkshire, England

Samson

Sykes

Son

Single

0

1881

Rishworth, Yorkshire, England

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